Chapter Forty-Eight: The Tragedy of the World by Face

Darren Bent joined Manchester City for £3.5 million in the summer, but since then, there has not been much media coverage of him and little discussion about him.

£3.5 million is not a low price!

This can't be compared with the transfer fees of those big-name stars, but it can barely be on the list, after all, more transfers are free signings, or small transfers of funds, and the transfer fee can exceed one million pounds, in fact, it is not much, for a single club, it would be good to have a few.

So in retrospect, it's strange that Darren Bent is not concerned, Manchester City didn't have many transfer transactions in the summer, his transaction is definitely worth mentioning, look at the media and fans just pay attention to it, and then there is no then, some fans who have paid attention to Darren Bent may understand, in their opinion, Darren Bent is too ordinary and not worth investing too much attention in, mainly because this 21-year-old player is quite ordinary in strength and looks really ordinary, It's the kind that can't be found in the pile, and there's nothing to talk about at all.

In short, it is too ordinary for Darren Bent to have strength or strength, and to have no looks.

There hasn't been much coverage of Darren Bent in the media either.

The media will naturally have detailed information about Darren Bent, but in their opinion, this transfer deal is nothing to talk about, Darren Bent is very young is a bright spot, he is in the second division of England, and he has maintained his goal efficiency for three consecutive years, which is also a bright spot, but his appearance is too ordinary, and the goals in the second league are difficult to use as a standard, he has not proven himself in the top league, and some' Football experts' evaluation of Darren Bent is also very ordinary, mainly because his personal strength is not too prominent, his skills are average, and his speed is not fast enough, except for the consistent goal scoring efficiency in the second division. I really can't find a place to report.

In short, it is still the same sentence - if you want strength or not, if you want to look good, you have no bright spots.

As a result, the media ignored Darren Bent and only reported that he had joined Manchester City, and the fans who followed him also found it very boring after watching Daren Bent's training, so they paid less attention to him.

Perhaps, if it weren't for Darren Bent's many goals at Ipswich, his £3.5 million worth would have been questioned a lot.

Then the problem returns. The reason why Darren Bent is not paid attention to is that he has no looks and no strength, whether it is the media or fans, it is for this reason that he does not pay much attention to him.

Because there is no strength and no looks, it doesn't get much attention, and because it doesn't receive much attention, the result is that the lack of strength and appearance is more prominent, and it is even less concerned This is a dead cycle, so in a way. Wansheng's so-called 'eating by face' in C-Ronaldo's comment still has some truth.

Why did C-Ronaldo become famous at a young age?

In 2003, C-Ronaldo's performance in the Portuguese league was not outstanding to that extent, but the Portuguese media praised him as a 'first-day talent', and his value skyrocketed to more than 10 million pounds. A large part of this is due to his good looks, so after some hype, the genius becomes a super genius.

Darren Bent doesn't have that capital anymore, in this world that eats by face. He is a tragedy, because he only has a very ordinary face, neither ugly nor handsome. It's just that people can't remember it, so no one pays attention to him.

Although his goal statistics in the second division are absolutely surprising, few fans pay attention to him, and the media will look for various reasons to analyze Darren Bent's ordinariness, rather than his genius.

This is the exact opposite of Cristiano Ronaldo.

In the first three rounds, Darren Bent made two appearances, but there was nothing special about it, and to be honest, he was not as good as David Silva, who was still amazing with his occasional breakthroughs on the wing, and he was obscure in the front court, and the game commentator did not mention it a few times.

Perhaps it is also because his light is completely overshadowed by Anelka, and even when he gets the ball, it is difficult to attract attention.

The summing up of Darren Bent's appearance is, get on the field and play a soy sauce.

But in this game, he still got the chance to start, which shows that Wan Sheng trusted him, and he did not live up to this trust, and the result is that now, when the game was only 15 minutes into play, he completed the goal!

“Gooooooooooooal!!!”

“1:0! Manchester City lead Derby County and it was Darren Bent who scored! The youngster from Ipswich Town scored his first goal for Manchester City and the Premier League! ”

After the commentator shouted for the goal, the City fans cheered as well.

Manchester Stadium erupts instantly!

It was a goal, but it had a special meaning – it was City's first goal at home this season!

After the outburst slowed down a bit, the match commentator also started to pick up the goal again, and the TV screen was showing a replay of the goal, "Anelka's shot was saved by the goalkeeper, and Darren Bent ran in time to get into position, he was really lucky, the ball just landed at his feet, he took his feet very calmly to shoot"

After detailing the goal, many people's assessment of Darren Bent changed to 'good luck'.

Darren Bent doesn't care what people say about the goal, and now he's enjoying the feeling of scoring on the pitch, which is his first goal in the Premier League and City's first at home this season, and it's certainly something to celebrate.

He was quite excited, and he was screaming and screaming.

The teammates also rushed up, and a group of people made a mess on the grass, and several people had already fallen to the ground, and the excitement was extreme when they looked at them.

At the same time, the fans in front of the stands applauded Darren Bent's goal.

Although many people think that it is just a balloon, the balloon is also a goal, and this is Manchester City's first goal of the new season, and Darren Bent's first goal in the top flight, which definitely deserves official congratulations.

Wan Sheng was standing on the sidelines, watching the players in a mess.

He smiled.

At the moment of the goal, he also clenched his fists excitedly, but he didn't shout or anything, after all, the opponent was Derby County. And he was still in charge of Derby County last season, for the players, this is playing against his old club, and it is actually the same for the manager, especially since he is so successful in Derby, and most of the Derby County fans are still very supportive of him now, so even if the team scores, he can't be too excited.

The camera came, and he also waved jokingly, and the game commentator saw this scene. He also said, "It seems that Wan Sheng is very satisfied with this goal. ”

Of course he was satisfied.

It was a leading goal, and it was a goal in the first fifteen minutes of the game, which meant a lot to the game.

In addition, he was pleased with Darren Bent's performance.

In the eyes of many people, Darren Bent does not have too outstanding strength, but Darren Bent's career has been steadily rising.

In his previous life, the current Darren Bent was also unknown, but he quickly became Charlton's leading goalscorer. and competed with Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy in the scorers' charts, and a few years later, he was worth more than £20 million, which is not something that an underpowered player can do.

Wansheng naturally noticed this. All he has to do is look at the evaluation of Darren Bent's personal ability attributes in the football training masters, and know the reason why Darren Bent is always considered to be unremarkable.

Like many people, Darren Bent is mediocre in many ways. But he also has great things, but they are all inconspicuous.

He stands out for his speed, his shots and his mental attributes.

It stands to reason that fast speed is a very conspicuous ability. Bigren Bent's speed is different, his off-ball runs and bursts can only be considered to be above average, and he is indeed very inconspicuous in the front court where the speed forwards grab a lot of them, but his dribbling speed is very fast, even to the point of running without the ball.

If you list the speed ranking of professional players and rank Darren Bent in 200th place for running off the ball, then his speed with the ball can directly improve by 190 places, ranking in the top 10, which is where he stands out in terms of speed.

His speed is not ordinary fast, but very stable fast.

In terms of shooting, Darren Bent is also very talented, his set-piece ability is very average, but the shot in front of the goal is very accurate and stable, in addition, he has very high mental attributes, tactical awareness, game awareness is very good, he is born with a keen sense of smell in front of the goal, and these are his outstanding points.

It's a pity that these are usually difficult to see, so more people now think that Darren Bent is a very mediocre player, and only Wan Sheng knows that if you underestimate Darren Bent, you will definitely pay the price

Soon the game resumed.

After trailing by a goal, Derby County boss Adrian Boothroyd stepped up and shouted at his players to lift their spirits and take his team to attack.

Bosroyd came to Derby last month, he was invited by Pierce to join, although he only signed a one-year contract with Derby, but this is an opportunity for Boothroyd, because he has rarely had the opportunity to coach the top league before, not to mention, Derby County is still the league champion last season, even if the strength has declined in the summer, it is still a very strong team.

He hopes he can show what he can do in Derbyshire.

After accepting the invitation, Bosroyd began to study the tactics of Derby, and in weekday training, he would also ask some players questions about this tactic, so according to the inquiry, report, and analysis, he had an in-depth understanding of the 'OSF', and this understanding also made him marvel at Wansheng's ability - it was amazing to just come up with this tactic, and even more rarely, he was able to adapt Derby County to the tactics.

It is precisely because of his deep understanding that Bosroyd knows that choosing to continue the tactics and make some changes that are suitable for the current team is the best choice at the moment.

This set of tactics is already very powerful, most of the players in the team are very adaptable, naturally there is no need to change any tactics, but with new players joining, it is necessary to adjust the tactics appropriately in order to make the tactics suitable for the team, which is also a necessary means.

Of course, this is also the way to make Derby County brand itself, and it is impossible that the team has not changed at all since last season after coming to Derby, right? Then he, as a head coach, there is no difference between having and not having it.

After three rounds of league games, Bosroyd also knows more about tactics, but he still feels a headache in the face of the game against Manchester City, after all, the head coach of Manchester City is the former manager who single-handedly built the team, and the other party must know the team well.

Before the game, the tone and demand of the club's chairman Pierce also made Bosroyd feel even more headache, "In this game, we have to win!" ”

There is no justification for this demand for victory.

The outcome of a football match is inherently difficult to grasp, especially against the same opponent, a large factor depends on luck and on-the-spot play, and when Derby County meets Manchester City, there is no advantage at all, except for the title of a 'defending champion', Bosroyd can't think of any other advantages, so there is no way to talk about winning.

The game was the same as he thought, and the team was passive at the beginning.

The only surprise was that the opponent's attack was full of firepower, and it only took fifteen minutes to take the lead. But the surprise was definitely bad news.

As for the scorer, Darren Bent!? A lucky young player!

Boothroyd didn't care too much, in his opinion, the most dangerous player in Manchester City's frontcourt will always be Anelka, and then it is Morris who is a threat, and Darren Bent's threat can only continue to count.

He also asked the players to pay more attention to Anelka before the game, and now he is shouting a reminder, "Stick to him!" Don't let him run around! ”

Anelka's performance is truly outstanding!

His constant movement up front for Derby County has attracted a lot of defence, and the occasional ball pass is likely to turn into a threat as soon as it gets to his feet.

After a few times, every time he got the ball, the whole stadium was loud and loud, and the Manchester City fans were shouting his name, and he became the star of the pitch.

Of course, he also attracted a lot of defensive attention from Derby.

When Anelka reappeared at the edge of the box and broke forward with the ball, the whole stadium cries rang out, and at the same time, the attention of the Derby County defense was also focused, Alfred and summer signing Paul Rost went to defend together, but at this moment, Anelka moved with his right foot, and the ball flew straight to the left side of the box.

This sudden pass made many people unresponsive!

Alfred was aware that Anelka was going to pass, but he had no chance to stop it on the other side, and Paul Rost could have stopped it, but he was deceived by Anelka's foot movements, and he made a mistake in his run, so he could only watch the football fly by his feet.

"Pass!"

The on-site commentator Belbart also shouted in anticipation.

With the camera lens, I saw a figure appear on the right side of the penalty area, he was about 180 tall, and his somewhat dark and thin face looked very inconspicuous, but at this moment, he attracted all attention.

He took a quick stride and swung his right foot right at the ball to finish the shot.

The next moment, the football is in the goal!

Goalkeeper Carraci looked helpless in the face of such a close-range shot, he only made a symbolic save and then watched the football fly in.

It was only then that the commentator Belbart called out the name of the scorer, "Darren Bent again" (to be continued......